Nutritional impact: Namibia - Maize - 2006


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Namibia Male, 9-13 years, Namibia
Number of people's
annual nutritional requirements lost
% of population
nutritional requirements lost
Number of people
in focal group’s annual nutrient requirements lost
% of focal group population’s
annual nutritional requirements lost
Energy 31,566,120,750 kcal 36,742 1.4 37,848 26.6
Carbohydrate 6,849,939 kg 51,028 2.0 52,564 36.9
Protein 836,912 kg 67,970 2.6 83,805 58.9
Fat 391,165 kg 14,879 0.575 15,349 10.8
Fibre, total dietary 964,268 kg 80,506 3.1 82,583 58.0
Calcium, Ca 909.7 kg 2,985 0.115 2,266 1.6
Iron, Fe 272.9 kg 79,645 3.1 84,484 59.4
Zinc, Zn 209.2 kg 59,717 2.3 58,493 41.1
Folate, total 3.0 kg 29,976 1.2 32,898 23.1
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Namibia 2,587,798
Total population - Namibia;
Male, 9-13 years
142,341

2018 population estimates; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.


Maize: production - Namibia, 2006 58,108,000 kg
Maize: losses - Namibia, 2006 9,096,865 kg

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